Syrian parliamentary election, 1954

Syrian parliamentary election, 1954

1953 ←
November 1954
→ 1961

All 142 seats to the Parliament of Syria
72 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nazim al-Kudsi Aflaq, al-Bitar (pict.) and al-Hawrani
Party People's Party Ba'ath Party
Last election 47 3
Seats won 30 22
Seat change 17 19
Percentage 21.1%

Speaker before election

N/A

Elected Speaker

Nazim al-Kudsi

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 24 and 25 September 1954, with a second round held between 4 and 5 October.[1] Independent candidates emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, whilst the People's Party became the largest single party, with 30 seats. The Muslim Brotherhood did not participate as such.[2] There were 54 independents, of whom some were close to the Muslim Brotherhood or to other parties, which explains the discrepancies in the results in various books, and there were also 9 tribal deputies. Some sources mention 140 deputies in total, other 142.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
People's Party 30 -17
Ba'ath Party 15 22 +19
National Party 19 +10
Muslim Brotherhood 4 +1
Socialist Cooperation Party 2 New
Syrian Social Nationalist Party 2 +1
Arab Liberation Movement 2 -70
Syrian Communist Party 1 +1
Independents 60 +29
Total 140 +31
Source: Nohlen et al

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p54 ISBN 019924958
  2. ^ French: Claude Palazzoli, La Syrie - Le rêve et la rupture, Paris, Le Sycomore, 1977 ISBN 2862620025
  3. ^ Yitzhak Oron (Ed.), Middle East Record Volume 2, 1961, The Moshe Dayan Center p.502